Beijing time on January 20th, the NBA regular season Celtics faced the Nuggets at home. Before the game, the Celtics ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 32 wins and 9 losses, while the Nuggets ranked third in the Western Conference with 28 wins and 14 losses. So far, the Green Army has never lost at home. Whether they can continue their victory today is worth looking forward to. The Greens started: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Porzingis, the Nuggets started: Murray + Pope + Porter + Gordon + Jokic.
In the first quarter of the game, Pozin scored 8 points in a row at the beginning. Pope responded with a mid-range shot and Murray's jumper. Jokic also scored 4 points in a row. Murray made a jumper. Pozin hit another three-pointer. He has scored 11 points in a row. Kich is also tough. Pozin succeeded in a mid-range shot in isolation. Holiday scored a three-pointer. White and Murray scored each other's layups. The two sides played fiercely. Pozin continued to make fouls. Jokic hit the board and Porter scored a three-pointer. In the middle, the score was tied at 20, Gordon chased Brown, White and Jokic exchanged three-pointers, the score took the lead alternately, Watson hit a three-pointer, Brown layup, Horford hit a three-pointer, Tatum made a mid-range shot, Jokic In response to a jump shot, Hauser dunked with both hands, and Reggie scored a jump shot. The point difference was still not widened. Reggie made another throw. The Green Army only led by 1 point 32-31 in a single quarter.
Jokic and Pozin both scored 15 points in the first quarter. Tatum broke out in the second quarter, first scoring a three-pointer, and then breaking through to cause 2+1. Pucharid fired from the outside, and the Green Army widened the point difference. Murray He scored 7 points in a row to stop the bleeding for the Nuggets. Watson tied it at 43 with a three-pointer. White, Tatum and Brown scored successively. The Greens once again widened the point difference. Murray responded with a throw, and Pozin scored 4 points in a row. The point difference reached double digits. Tatum committed a foul, but it was Murray's three-pointer to stop the bleeding. In this quarter, Tatum and Murray had various confrontations. Gordon hit a three-pointer, but Brown failed to score a three-pointer. Tatum Tom and White still had no three-pointers. Brown continued to shoot three-pointers. This time, Jokic succeeded in a layup. Tatum missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. The Greens were 61-55 against the Nuggets at halftime.
halftime data, Brown 9 points, Tatum 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Porzingis 19 points and 6 rebounds, White 8 points and 3 assists, Holiday 3 points and 3 assists, Horford 3 points and 6 rebounds, Pulley Chad scored 3 points. For the Nuggets, Porter had 5 points and 4 rebounds, Jokic had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Murray had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, including 15 points in the second quarter and Watson 5 points.
Change sides and fight again. Gordon made a mid-range shot at the beginning, White responded with a throw, Porter dunked to make 2+1, Murray hit a three-pointer, the point difference was only 2 points, Brown layup, Jokic hooked, Tatu Mu picked the basket and Murray made a layup. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while. Jokic's three-pointer helped the Nuggets overtake. However, the Green Army was also tough. White and Horford scored three-pointers in a row. The Green Army once again widened the point difference. , Jokic made a foul, White made a jump shot, and then hit a three-pointer, with a score difference of 9 points. White became the Green Army's surprise player in this quarter, Jokic made a jump shot, Watson dunked + mid-range shot and scored 4 points in a row, the Green Army The offense suddenly lost power, and there were various three-pointers. Porter made two free throws, and Pucharid missed the mid-range shot. At the end of the third quarter, the Green Army 82-81 the Nuggets. White contributed 13 points in this quarter.
At the beginning of the crucial final quarter, Cornette dunked with both hands, Murray responded with 2+1, and then layup to help the Nuggets overtake. Holiday and Tatum teamed up to stop the Nuggets' bleeding. The two sides began a tug-of-war, with the score taking the lead alternately. A three-pointer hit, Tatum made a throw, and the Greens led by 1 point. Jokic scored consecutively to take the lead, Porter succeeded on the rebound, and Brown missed two free throws. Then he hit a three-pointer, Tatum dunked, and White made a three-pointer. Missed the point, Pozin fouled on a rebound at the critical moment, Gordon missed three three-pointers, Tatum missed a layup, Gordon made one of two free throws, as a result, Brown and Tatum got in early, and the two sides jumped the ball again, and Tatum failed to make a three-pointer, and the Nuggets finally reversed the Celtics 102-100.
Green Army data: Tatum had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. He performed well in the first half, but his shooting percentage dropped significantly in the second half. He only made 1 of 8 three-pointers. Tatum was too unstable and the Green Army lost. Thum was certainly to blame. Jaylen Brown's 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals didn't play well either. He made 1 of 9 three-pointers and missed two free throws at the critical moment. The biggest garbage contract in the NBA was born. Overall, Shuangtanhua's performance is not ideal. Although others can also stand up, Shuangtanhua's performance as a leader is too disappointing. Porzingis contributed 21 points and 8 rebounds, and played against his teacher many times.White scored 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. He scored 13 points in the third quarter and became a surprise player for the Green Army. Holiday had 7 points and 3 assists, Horford had 6 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, and Puchalid scored 3 points.
So far this season, the Greens have suffered their first loss at home, and their unbeaten streak has been broken. After acquiring Holiday and Porzingis, the Greens have greatly increased their strength. Their record is the first in the league, but the Greens still want to win the championship. It’s not easy. The reason is very simple. The performance of the two top picks is unstable. If the two top picks are efficient, then the Green Army can easily win. However, once the two top picks perform abnormally, the Green Army will be in trouble. It is conceivable that in the playoffs, the two top picks will His performance is certainly worrying, especially for Tatum. Failures in the playoffs often happen. To sum up, the Eastern Conference is far from the finale, and the Green Army has suffered a heavy defeat to the Bucks before.
Nuggets data: Jokic had 34 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 turnovers, almost a triple-double. Murray played extremely well with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Porter had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Pope had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. He scored 2 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition to the starting five, Watson scored 9 points and Reggie 4 points. After this campaign, the Nuggets' record reached 29 wins and 14 losses, and they continued to rank third in the Western Conference. However, the victory difference tied with the second-place Thunder. The pattern of the Western Conference has changed drastically, and it will not be easy for the Clippers to break into the top three.